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Spring and Easter Crafts for Kids - Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day Craft Idea - Paper Heart Plant Poke
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This is a great group project for school aged kids ages 8 and up to make for their moms as a mother’s day gift or even as a Valentine gift. It is quick and easy to craft and requires just a minimal of materials. By varying the colors of the papers, a lot of nice looks can be created. Caution is recommended when sewing the button and when using the hot glue gun.
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For this project you will need:
- White cardstock
- Scrapbooking paper in color and design of choice
- Scrap piece of cardstock matching scrapbooking paper
- Button matching papers
- Wooden shishkabob skewer
- Satin ribbons matching the colors
- Raffia in natural color
- Hot glue gun or thick craft glue
- Sewing thread and needle
- Scissors
- Decorative edged scissors
Ages 8 and older
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Instructions:
To make this project, just follow these step-by-step instructions for paper heart plant poke.
Alternative craft ideas:
One alternative is to make the basic heart as explained in the tutorial and omitting the ribbon and stick. Kids can punch a hole in the top center and make a hanging heart....
...Or another alternative is to create a refrigerator magnet using the heart by omitting the ribbon and stick and by gluing a wooden clothespin on the backside of the heart. Stick 2 pieces of self-sticking magnets to the other side of the clothespin.
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